Table 3 |
Five-Year
Trends in Illegitimacy: White 1991-1996 |
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Ratio of births
to unmarried women |
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WHITE1 |
1991
|
1992
|
1993
|
1994
|
1995
|
1996
|
5-Year
Change |
United
States |
21.83 |
22.55 |
23.60 |
25.40 |
25.30 |
25.60 |
3.77 |
Alabama |
12.78 |
13.73 |
14.90 |
15.70 |
16.60 |
16.70 |
3.92 |
Alaska |
18.80 |
18.97 |
20.10 |
21.30 |
21.50 |
21.80 |
3.00 |
Arizona |
31.31 |
32.71 |
34.40 |
35.10 |
35.40 |
36.10 |
4.79 |
Arkansas |
17.46 |
18.59 |
19.70 |
20.30 |
21.40 |
22.00 |
4.54 |
California |
32.96 |
34.04 |
35.20 |
35.90 |
31.60 |
31.70 |
-1.26 |
Colorado |
21.55 |
21.76 |
22.70 |
23.10 |
23.30 |
23.30 |
1.75 |
Connecticut |
21.40 |
22.18 |
23.50 |
24.40 |
24.40 |
25.30 |
3.90 |
Delaware |
18.27 |
20.16 |
22.20 |
23.20 |
24.20 |
23.80 |
5.53 |
District |
17.44 |
21.28 |
16.20 |
14.90 |
24.80 |
25.00 |
7.56 |
Florida |
22.15 |
23.69 |
25.00 |
26.20 |
26.60 |
26.70 |
4.55 |
Georgia |
16.21 |
16.87 |
17.90 |
18.10 |
18.50 |
19.10 |
2.89 |
Hawaii |
15.89 |
15.46 |
16.10 |
16.40 |
16.40 |
16.70 |
0.81 |
Idaho |
16.95 |
17.92 |
18.20 |
18.20 |
19.40 |
20.20 |
3.25 |
Illinois |
19.91 |
20.68 |
21.70 |
22.50 |
23.00 |
23.30 |
3.39 |
Indiana |
22.51 |
23.62 |
25.20 |
26.00 |
26.70 |
27.00 |
4.49 |
Iowa |
20.55 |
21.85 |
22.90 |
23.30 |
23.80 |
24.40 |
3.85 |
Kansas |
19.16 |
20.16 |
21.80 |
22.10 |
22.90 |
22.70 |
3.54 |
Kentucky |
20.68 |
21.66 |
22.70 |
23.10 |
24.30 |
24.90 |
4.22 |
Louisiana |
16.75 |
18.49 |
20.00 |
20.70 |
21.70 |
22.10 |
5.35 |
Maine |
24.85 |
25.25 |
26.70 |
27.90 |
27.50 |
28.30 |
3.45 |
Maryland |
17.09 |
16.30 |
18.00 |
19.10 |
20.00 |
20.10 |
3.01 |
Massachusetts |
21.97 |
21.78 |
22.50 |
22.70 |
22.10 |
* |
*** |
Michigan |
15.37 |
15.01 |
14.60 |
24.40 |
* |
24.60 |
9.23 |
Minnesota |
18.67 |
19.35 |
20.00 |
20.50 |
20.40 |
21.00 |
2.33 |
Mississippi |
15.07 |
15.16 |
16.50 |
18.40 |
18.80 |
18.90 |
3.83 |
Missouri |
20.33 |
21.55 |
22.60 |
23.70 |
23.90 |
24.60 |
4.27 |
Montana |
19.94 |
20.80 |
22.10 |
20.40 |
21.80 |
22.10 |
2.16 |
Nebraska |
17.58 |
16.78 |
19.70 |
21.10 |
20.90 |
20.90 |
3.32 |
Nevada |
27.38 |
28.80 |
30.10 |
31.40 |
39.10 |
38.90 |
11.52 |
New
Hampshire |
18.33 |
19.09 |
20.40 |
22.10 |
22.30 |
22.80 |
4.47 |
New
Jersey |
17.23 |
17.42 |
18.00 |
19.20 |
19.60 |
20.00 |
2.77 |
New
Mexico |
32.77 |
34.56 |
36.50 |
37.20 |
38.30 |
38.30 |
5.53 |
New
York |
25.73 |
26.64 |
28.90 |
29.40 |
29.70 |
30.30 |
4.57 |
North
Carolina |
16.02 |
16.10 |
17.00 |
17.70 |
18.10 |
18.70 |
2.68 |
North
Dakota |
17.40 |
18.20 |
18.50 |
18.80 |
19.60 |
20.10 |
2.70 |
Ohio |
22.15 |
23.09 |
24.50 |
25.10 |
25.50 |
25.80 |
3.65 |
Oklahoma |
20.12 |
21.51 |
22.40 |
23.10 |
24.30 |
24.60 |
4.48 |
Oregon |
25.35 |
25.75 |
27.20 |
27.60 |
28.00 |
28.50 |
3.15 |
Pennsylvania |
21.80 |
22.93 |
23.90 |
24.80 |
25.00 |
25.10 |
3.30 |
Rhode
Island |
23.66 |
25.69 |
27.80 |
28.40 |
25.60 |
29.10 |
5.44 |
South
Carolina |
15.85 |
16.76 |
17.50 |
18.70 |
19.90 |
19.90 |
4.05 |
South
Dakota |
16.63 |
18.13 |
19.00 |
20.40 |
20.50 |
21.40 |
4.77 |
Tennessee |
19.41 |
20.06 |
20.80 |
21.40 |
21.60 |
21.90 |
2.49 |
Texas |
13.09 |
13.07 |
13.00 |
24.30 |
25.90 |
26.30 |
13.21 |
Utah |
13.52 |
14.17 |
14.60 |
14.80 |
14.40 |
15.20 |
1.68 |
Vermont |
22.61 |
23.25 |
24.00 |
25.30 |
24.60 |
25.80 |
3.19 |
Virginia |
16.68 |
17.00 |
18.00 |
18.90 |
19.20 |
19.40 |
2.72 |
Washington |
23.14 |
23.47 |
24.50 |
24.30 |
25.20 |
25.50 |
2.36 |
West
Virginia |
26.25 |
26.16 |
27.40 |
28.50 |
28.90 |
29.20 |
2.95 |
Wisconsin |
18.60 |
19.25 |
20.40 |
20.80 |
21.00 |
21.30 |
2.70 |
Wyoming |
21.73 |
22.49 |
24.80 |
26.30 |
25.10 |
24.70 |
2.97 |
Source: National
Center for Health Statistics, CDC |
*** Ratio not
available |
* Figure does not
meet standards of reliability and precision |
1
Based on race of the mother |
1996 data is
preliminary |